Importance of strength training for sustaining performance and health in military personnel.

The physical capacity of male and female warfighters is challenged on the modern battlefield by heavy loads and high-intensity work. When designing training programmes for warfighters, approaches for developing strength and power alongside endurance must be considered. Strength training often requires facilities that may not be available during deployments while multiple stressors may impair or decrease overall performance.

The effect of weapon handling during load carriage across a range of military-relevant walking speeds.

This study investigated the effects of weapon handling on the physiological responses and walking-gait kinematics during load carriage. Seventeen soldiers completed four twelve-minute bouts of treadmill walking at incremental speeds (3.5, 5.

Deformity Considerations in Cervical Laminoplasty: A Narrative Review.

Objectives: We discuss the incidence of postoperative kyphosis following laminoplasty and its impact on outcomes, as well as critical radiographic parameters, intraoperative technical factors, and postoperative protocols that can be used to improve results.

Summary Of Background Data: When appropriately selected, cervical laminoplasty is a motion-sparing treatment option for cervical myelopathy and is a valid alternative to laminectomy and fusion procedures. However, like other posterior-based cervical decompression techniques, laminoplasty can cause postoperative kyphosis.

Analyzing Pelvic Asymmetry by Sex and Ancestry: Insights From an Osteological Collection.

Introduction: Pelvic asymmetry has been noted in pelvic imaging, and might influence the development of various spinal pathologies, most notably scoliosis. There is a limited understanding of the relationship between pelvic asymmetry and sex and ancestry, and limited use of 3D modeling. The purpose of this study was to identify pelvic asymmetry and morphology differences between sex and ancestry utilizing 3D modeling on young adults in an osteological collection.

Implementation of an Evidence-Based, Content-Validated, Standardized Support Surface Algorithm Tool in Home Health Care: A Quality Improvement Project.

Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to provide a standardized, repeatable, and easy-to-use process for selecting a support surface for prevention or treatment of pressure injuries (PIs).

Participants And Setting: The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Support Surface Algorithm was chosen to guide clinicians in selection of an appropriate support surface. These clinicians provide services to approximately 465,000 patients across the nation annually.